Former West Ham co-owner David Gold's daughter Vanessa has confirmed the family plans to sell its shares in the club to a consortium headed by ex-Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley. BBC Sport previously reported Gold's family had been holding discussions with Staveley's consortium, which also includes her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, over a 25% stake in the Championship club. I have every confidence in what she and her partners can bring to West Ham." "We will always act in the best interests of West Ham United and are reviewing all of our options, including exercising our pre-emption rights in full." West Ham begin the new season with a Carabao Cup first-round tie at home to Portsmouth on Saturday, 8 August, with their opening Championship fixture at Burnley eight days later.